View Full Version : Not Allowed On My Job!
kd5icr
06-09-2003, 06:03 PM
Well I am not a Cop but could you use a HT in lew of a mobile?
Besides I have been in a few cop cars in the OLD days http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif
And it looks like there is no room for one. So why not use a HT?. I would not want to see you get into any trouble over a hobby.
73
kd5icr
WB2WIK
06-09-2003, 07:06 PM
I sure wouldn't push the envelope on that one.
I'm sure this varies with location, but here in L.A. where I live, patrol cars are loaded with hundreds of pounds of extra electronics and typically have six to eight antennas already mounted on them...adding one more, and a "new" rig that does not meet commercial type acceptance standards (and ham rigs do not) could create problems with other equipment.
The handie-talkie idea sounds like a nice compromise.
WB2WIK/6
going back a few years, if i recall in the seventies, rca (tac tec) had a mobile set up for patrol cars that allowed an ht to be inserted into a charger type device mounted under the dash that would charge the ht, go to an external audio amp and speaker and a 50 to 70 wtt #rf amp in the trunk (150 mhz band)...motorola and ge likely had a similar set up....i think one of the problems with this was that the ht's took a real beating, always being moved in and out the charger etc.
dan,k3xr
K9STH
06-10-2003, 02:46 AM
I see that the original poster has deleted his message and therefore the answers don't make a whole lot of sense!
Glen, K9STH
One of the QRZ.com moderators
KB1GYQ
06-10-2003, 02:58 AM
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Glen, K9STH
One of the QRZ.com moderators[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>
That seems to be happening a lot lately.
WA2ZDY
06-10-2003, 03:37 AM
It would be great if the bbs software could be set to block deleting a post once another is posted after. That would eliminate answers to no questions like this one. If someone wants to delete a post, they should do it before the answers appear. Otherwise, it should stay for posterity.
K3XR, you are correct. Motorola calls those devices "MVAs" for "motor vehicle adaptors." Most folks just call them converacoms. They have a place but the day to day in and out does wear things a bit quicker than they might otherwise. But they work. I used one in my car with my HT for 440 for a long time.
Yep, sure wish I knew the original question. I kind of get the idea from Steve's response that it might have been a cop who wanted a ham radio in his radio car. If that's the case, I think it would depend on the attitude of his superiors on the job. In the heyday of the chicken band, cops put CBs in radio cars all the time. Of course there was a practical utility to that too. The ham radio? I don't see the utility such that would be attractive to the powers that be.
One buddy of mine though used to keep his ham rig in his portable ham rig in his briefcase, power in the cigar lighter, and antenna on a BNC mounted on the briefcase! Hey, it worked close in which was all he cared about. Legal? I don't see any prohibition, but then as I said, I would think it more of a job related question than FCC question.
Good luck whoever you were.
kd5icr
06-10-2003, 03:52 AM
Hey Gang.
Yes the guy is a cop, he was a gest user with this being his only post and what he said was that he asked his boss if he could put a 2m radio in his car,his boss said no that it could be distracting to him in his job. And that it was for personal use ect...
That is why I said that if he wanted to have a radio he should bring a HT with him as per my post. I have no idea why he deleted it maybe his boss saw it and had a FIT
Oh well dont ask dont tell (hehe)
73
Bill
K9STH
06-10-2003, 02:51 PM
Convertacom is a Motorola registered trademark for their version of the vehicular charger / power amplifier unit for use with portables. HT and Handitalkie are also registered trademarks of Motorola. The Convertacom was first manufactured during the 1970s for use with the later version HT-220 radios. Those radios had a series of contacts on the front panel, right under the speaker, which made contact with the various circuitry in the vehicular charger / power amplifier to handle the change from a handheld unit to a mobile. The early versions had a separate, normal mobile microphone and a normal mobile type speaker as well as the charging unit. Most of the charging units, but not all, had a power amplifier that took the handheld to either 50 watts on lowband, 40 watts on highband, and 30 watts on UHF.
Several other manufacturers came out with similar items including Uniden.
Glen, K9STH
One way to keep stuff from being erased is to quote it...
Maybe this guy's boss saw the post and got upset...hehehehe
N5CTI
06-11-2003, 06:10 PM
Other forum software I've used on the Internet deletes the entire thread when the original post is deleted (vB, for instance).
I'm not sure if this is a digression or not. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif
w9ass
06-11-2003, 06:16 PM
Yeah, I was wondering where the actual topic was...
Providing he works a desk job or some type of task that doesn't require 100% attention all the time, he should bring his HT. I bring mine to work all the time. If cellular phones are allowed, who, what and why would it be dictated that HT's are outlawed?
73,
KC9DGM
H4L
(Ham 4 Life)
kd7eze
06-13-2003, 01:46 PM
Sounds good to me. I have ham frequencies programmed into my business-band HT. If I get a call, while on my regular job, I can leave without loss of pay. Life is good! http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif
Maybe I'm in the wrong topic, again http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif , but the original post seems to have vanished http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif
'73 de KD7EZE